| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | running | 70 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS9 01/Matra MS78 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 9 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | 2 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT46 4/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 4 | James Hunt | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 3/Ford Cosworth | 74 | running | 5 | |
| 7 | 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS20 01/Ford Cosworth | 74 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 18 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW06 002/Ford Cosworth | 74 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Jochen Mass | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 74 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T3 034/Ferrari 015 | 74 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 23 | Rupert Keegan | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS20 02/Ford Cosworth | 73 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 13 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 2/Renault Gordini | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Rolf Stommelen | 36 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows FA1 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 4A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 67 | fuel feed | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Jacky Ickx | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-08/Ford Cosworth | 64 | engine | 0 | |
| 17 | 15 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A 3/Ford Cosworth | 62 | throttle | 0 | |
| 18 | 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T3 033/Ferrari 015 | 57 | accident | 0 | |
| 19 | 6 | Niki Lauda | 1 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT46 6/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 56 | engine | 0 | |
| 20 | 12 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 51 | engine | 0 | |
| 21 | 24 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 1A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 45 | suspension | 0 | |
| 22 | 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 35 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows FA1 4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 21 | engine | 0 | |
| 23 | 20 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 25 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 78 R1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 21 | exhaust | 0 | |
| 24 | 14 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 5/Ford Cosworth | 16 | accident | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Arturo Merzario | 37 | Team Merzario | Merzario A1 01/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 26 | 26 | Brett Lunger | 30 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M26 6/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Emilio de Villota Ruíz | 28 | Centro Asegurador F1 | McLaren M23 7/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Alberto Colombo | 10 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Keke Rosberg | 32 | Teddy Yip | Theodore TR1 2/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 |